I normally have few computer problems, mainly because when I do have them, I fix them immediately. It’s an advantage of being a nerd. The disadvantage is that when they exist, they are terrible.
In few words, my Macbook Pro just went from perfectly fine to not working at all, a few days after installing Snow Leopard. Technically, the screen does not light up at all. Only after certain acts such as running it on Target Disk Mode or removing the battery for more than 15 seconds; and this isn’t even linear, it only happens sometimes. Mind you, I would love not to blame the new Operating System but there are no evidences that it wasn’t the culprit, mainly because the laptop was impeccable before the upgrade.
Luckily I’m not the only one, apparently. Here’s the Apple Forums thread, in which we are still waiting for an Apple reply. And since I can only bring it into an Apple Store next week, I will have to wait a little longer to get a fix on this. Until then, I’m out of laptop.
Samoa was a German colony until occupied by New Zealand at the beginning of the First World War. Until September 2009 it maintained the German practice of driving on the right-hand side of the road. This practice had been in place for more than a century. A plan to drive on the left was first announced by the Samoan government in September 2007 and was confirmed on 18 April 2008 when Samoa’s parliament passed the Road Transport Reform Act 2008. [...]
Prime Minister Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi says the purpose of adopting left-hand traffic is to allow Samoans to use cheaper right-hand drive vehicles sourced from Australia, New Zealand, or Japan, and so that the large number of Samoans living in Australasia can drive on the same side of the road when they visit their country of origin. He aims to reduce reliance on expensive, left-hand drive imports from America. [...]
The change came into force following a radio announcement at 5.50 local time (16.50 GMT) which halted traffic and an announcement at 6.00 local time (17.00 GMT) for traffic to switch from the right to the left-hand side of the road.
Isn’t it funny how economic pressures can change the way we act? And how desperate times can change the way we think? And also, how brilliant ideas are often simple?
Around the beginning of this millennia I was introduced by a friend to an amazing publicity campaing for BMW called The Hire, featuring Clive Owen. I guess my movie appreciation skills weren’t as refined as I think they are now, but these short features stuck with me. And I’m proud of it.
While watching TV just now I came across SAPO’s new Internet service campaign, and it puzzled me how is it possible that a major portuguese technology company spends their money on creative teams that don’t even have the credit to be called creative. Please, judge it yourselves.
SAPO Fibra Spot TV (I just noticed they’ve shut the campaign down, probably because it’s just over, but you can still get the video from YouTube — Edited on June 14, 2010)
I guess that for some people, in times of crisis even our imagination must be used lightly.
Thank you Kitsune, for giving me wonderful pointers such as this one.
Play Me I’m Yours is an amazing project by artist Luke Jerram in which pianos are spread throughout urban spaces inviting each person to hang around, play some music, hear others play and just have fun.
Começou ontem época de exames nacionais, com teste de Português, considerado por todos muito fácil. Professores dizem que notas vão subir e, com elas, resultados escolares vão-se aproximar das médias europeias. Estratégia que, dizem, tem vindo a ser seguida pelo Ministério. Em ano eleitoral, alunos salientam necessidade de melhorar as estatísticas.
This is a very simple Growl theme based on the Helvetica font and it is supposed to be used on the bottom left corner. You can find it on the same repository, and you can download it here. Here’s a screenie:
